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he cover of the book titled "Technological Animation in Classical Antiquity" features an ancient technical drawing with various mechanical components, including pulleys, levers, and weights. The drawing is detailed with annotations and appears to be a historical illustration of a mechanical device. The title is written in large capital letters, with the words "in CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY" highlighted in red. The book is edited by Tatiana Bur, Maria Gerolemou, and Isabel A. Ruffell. The publisher's name "OXFORD" is printed at the top right corner of the cover.

Technology and Animation in Greece and Rome

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Technology and Animation in Greece and Rome: New Perspectives on Movement, Mechanics, and Perception of Liveness Join us for a discussion inspired by the 2024 volume Technological Animation in Classical Antiquity, edited by Tatiana Bur, Dr. Maria Gerolemou, and Isabel Ruffell, and published by Oxford University Press. The volume explores how thinkers and artisans in […]

Saturday, March 8 9:15 Parker Zane, Yale University “Excerpting Astronomical Texts in the Neo-Assyrian Period” 9:45 Atsushi Kojima, Nagoya University “Engonasin in Eratosthenes’ Catasterisms and Alexander the Great” 10:15 Coffee Break 10:45 Ida Adsbøl Christensen, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU) “Demotic Astrological Literature from Roman Egypt: Questions of Practice and Practitioners” 11:15 Nicolette D'Angelo, UCLA “‘In our well-mixed residence’: Difference, Mixture, and the Plasticity of Form in Galen” 11:45-13:15 Lunch & Discussion /w Marie-Lys Arnette (Johns Hopkins University) 13:15 Samantha Sink, Trinity College Dublin “Eratosthenes and the Natural Landscape: Scientific Thoughts of the Oikoumene” 13:45 Tashi Treadway, Johns Hopkins University “Ancient Veterinary Networks”14:15 Coffee Break 14:45 Monika Amsler, University of Bern “Roman Nature: A View from the Margins”, Keynote Speech 16:15 Closing Remarks & Discussion

Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science (Graduate Conference) Day 2

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March 7-8th 2025, Johns Hopkins University (Gilman Hall) Departments of Classics & Near Eastern Studies "Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science seeks to collectively imagine the possibilities of what we call pre-modern science “off the page”. It aims to investigate the knowledge-making which occurs beyond author- and text-centric conceptions of ‘science’, centering […]

Friday, March 7 9:00 John Liao, Keisuke Nakajima & Georgia Vance — Welcome & Introduction 9:15 Claire Bubb, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU) “Texts Beyond Texts: Recovering Lost Voices in Ancient Science”, Keynote Speech 10:45 Coffee Break 11:15 Helen Ruger, Princeton University “Seeing Beyond the Page: Forms of Viewing in Soranus’ Gynaecology” 11:45 Grant Hussong, UCLA “Disability in Hippocratic Medicine: Some Methodological Reflections” 12:15-13:30 Lunch Break 13:00-14:30 Visit to Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum (Drop-In) 14:30 Dmitry Ezrokhi, Princeton University “Follow the Fibers: Perceptual Learning in Galen's Anatomical Texts” 15:00 Allyson Blanck, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU) “Embryotomy, Surgical Instruments & Archeological Possibility: Reinterpreting the ‘Claw’” Private Reception at Evergreen Museum & Library to follow, with the generous support of the Virginia Fox Stern Center

Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science (Graduate Conference) Day 1

Gilman 108

March 7-8th 2025, Johns Hopkins University (Gilman Hall) Departments of Classics & Near Eastern Studies "Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science seeks to collectively imagine the possibilities of what we call pre-modern science “off the page”. It aims to investigate the knowledge-making which occurs beyond author- and text-centric conceptions of ‘science’, centering […]